Identifying Different Text Types

Identifying Different Text Types

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson, you will understand what text types are.
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and categorize different text types including narratives, instructions, explanations, non-chronological reports, and persuasive texts.
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to explain the features and purpose of each text type.

What do you already know about different text types?

Understanding Text Types

Text Types: Different forms of writing, such as narratives, instructions, explanations, reports, and persuasive texts, each serving a specific purpose and containing unique features.

Identification and Categorization of Text Types

Narratives: Texts that tell a story, often with characters, a setting, and a plot.
Instructions: Texts that tell the reader how to do something, typically written in a sequence of steps.
Explanations: Texts that clarify how or why something occurs, often providing detailed information and reasoning.
Non-Chronological Reports: Informative texts that present facts about a topic without focusing on the sequence of events.
Persuasive Texts: Writings intended to convince the reader of a particular point of view or to take a specific action.

Features and Purposes of Different Text Types

This lesson will cover the distinct features and purposes of each text type.

Definition List

Text Types: Different forms of writing, such as narratives, instructions, explanations, reports, and persuasive texts, each serving a specific purpose and containing unique features.
Narratives: Texts that tell a story, often with characters, a setting, and a plot.
Instructions: Texts that tell the reader how to do something, typically written in a sequence of steps.
Explanations: Texts that clarify how or why something occurs, often providing detailed information and reasoning.
Non-Chronological Reports: Informative texts that present facts about a topic without focusing on the sequence of events.
Persuasive Texts: Writings intended to convince the reader of a particular point of view or to take a specific action.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.